Yi-wen Leow

Yi-wen used to work full-time in animation as a background artist and art director. She is currently a 2D game artist and freelance illustrator. She enjoys going back to traditional mediums as a form of personal therapy.

1 FAT TIGER

“There is a saying in Chinese that means to be prosperous – and thus fat – and the word prosperous is a homonym of the word for tiger. And so, this tiger is fat.”

2 CORAL MERMAID

“For this image, I worked more with ink and fountain pen with an emphasis on linework. Painted as a collaboration with Rhodia and a local stationery store.”

3 CHRYSANTHEMUM GARDEN

“This is a pastiche of John Singer Sargent’s ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’. I shifted the theming to be Asian inspired as I was working on a series of Shanghai-focused paintings.”

4 SWEET OLIVE

“The scent of sweet olive or osmanthus flowers in autumn is something I miss very much from my fiveyear stay in Shanghai. The flower is a subject I constantly return to when I can.”

5 CORAL MERMAID 2

“In this piece I wanted to experiment more with ink shapes and quick mark making rather than the carefully layered watercolour approach I usually take. Painted as a collab with Rhodia and a local stationery store.”